By Pam Albo APRIL GARDENING - Spring is here! March and April are the prime months for planting. Plant shrubs, flowering annuals and...

By Pam Albo Summer flowers can give your garden landscape the pop of color you’re looking for – even in the heat! Annuals will die off...

By Pam Albo Winter Gardening January and early February are the coldest months of the year in the Phoenix area, so be prepared to cover...

By Pam Albo Size: Red yucca is an attractive grass-like succulent that is drought-tolerant and low maintenance. Featuring long and...

Gardening during the summer months in Phoenix is challenging. Hold off planting anything until mid-September. Most plants struggle to...

By Pam Albo Also called Elephant Bush (portulacaria afra), this shrubby evergreen succulent is native to southern Africa where it is a...

In May • Summer in Phoenix begins in May. • Feed roses and blooming plants. Remember to remove dead blossoms after each bloom. • Feed...

RED BIRD OF PARADISE (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) By Pam Albo This sub-tropical shrub is used extensively in the Phoenix area for its...

By: Pam Albo The Foothills Food Bank is expanding to a new 15,500 square foot facility located at Carefree Hwy. and 41st Street in Cave...

By Pam Albo Glorious Spring is right around the corner. FEBRUARY GARDENING TIPS: • Vegetable transplants can be put out now, such as:...

By Pam Albo Commonly known as the Desert Rose, Adeniums are eye-catching succulents native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and are of...

By Pam Albo The Great Horned Owl is a majestic bird of prey and is a prominent resident of Arizona including the city of Phoenix....